Senior Full-Stack Software Development Engineer

Remitly; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Learning and development support

Paid time off and flexible hours

Rich benefits plans

Job summary

Remitly is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Development Engineer in Canada to own features end-to-end—from design through production. You will partner with Product, Design, and engineers to build trusted payment systems.

You will lead technical design, mentor peers, and raise the engineering bar with reliable, secure, observable systems. A hybrid work model from the office is available.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in system design, data modeling, API design and service reliability.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Mentoring engineers and contributing to team technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Own features end-to-end from design through production.
• Lead technical design and break down complex problems.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and reviews.
• Mentor peers and uphold Remitly's technical standards.
• Operate production systems and participate in on-call rotations.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineering teams.

Skills

System design

Data modeling

API design

Observability

Mentoring engineers

Cross-stack familiarity

Cloud infrastructure

React/TypeScript

Go/Java/Python/Kotlin

On-call production ops

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Tools

AWS

Go

Java

Python

Kotlin

React

TypeScript

Job description

• As a Senior Full-Stack Software Development Engineer, you will own meaningful features end-to-end — from technical design through production — partnering closely with product, design, and fellow engineers to build systems our customers can trust with their most important transactions
• You will operate independently, solve problems that span multiple systems and stakeholders, and help set the technical bar for the team around you. You will report to an Engineering Manager and work in a hybrid capacity from our office
• Own features end-to-end. Design, implement, test, and operate the services and interfaces you build. Take pride in the quality, reliability, and observability of what ships to production, from first commit onward
• Lead technical design. Break down complex, ambiguous problems into well-sequenced, parallelizable work. Write clear technical specs, provide accurate estimates, and surface trade-offs so the team builds the right thing, not just the specified thing
• Raise the engineering bar. Write high-quality, well-tested code and conduct meaningful code and design reviews. Apply strong practices in reliability, security, and observability. Use AI-assisted tools thoughtfully to move faster, while owning the correctness and architecture that tooling alone can’t guarantee
• Drive cross-team collaboration. Partner with Product, Design, and adjacent engineering teams to align on requirements, dependencies, and delivery plans. Help resolve technical disagreements and unblock related work
• Mentor and grow peers. Be a go-to resource for other engineers through pairing, code review, and design feedback. Represent Remitly’s technical standards and values in interviews and hiring
• Operate what you build. Participate in on-call rotations and share ownership of your team’s production systems. Proactively reduce toil and resolve root causes, not just symptoms

Benefits

• Spend up to $1,000 per year on costs related to continuing education or on travel to countries Remitly serves, allowing you to gain insights to our customer’s journeys
• All of our office spaces offer our employees a place to collaborate and celebrate. With locally sourced artwork and vibrant designs, they create an environment that all can enjoy
• Fill your cup up outside of work and take advantage of our generous paid time off policies, leave policies, and flex working hours to ensure you are able to meet the demands of life outside of work
• Tap into the learning routines, resources and affinity groups Remitly provides to help you further your own DEI journey
• Contribute to the communities we serve through volunteering, employee giving, or civic advocacy
• Remitly provides rich benefit plans intended to cover the needs of our diverse teammates

Strong fundamentals in system design: data modeling, API design, service reliability, and performance trade-offsA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experienceA track record of mentoring engineers and contributing to team technical standardsComfort working across the stack, including building or integrating with customer-facing interfaces (e.g., React/TypeScript), even if backend is your primary focusClear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholdersNice to have: experience in payments, fintech, or money movement6+ years of software engineering experience, with a demonstrated ability to independently design and ship production systems at scaleExperience designing secure, scalable, and performant systems on cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS)Strong backend fundamentals — experience building, scaling, and operating distributed services in a language such as Go, Java, Python, or KotlinA track record of leading feature development across a team — breaking down work, writing specs, coordinating dependencies, and delivering on commitmentsExperience with observability and production operations — instrumenting code, reading dashboards, and debugging under pressure